I work in the Engineering field, and I can't think of one woman that I've worked with that is obese. While in the Nursing field, it seems that about half of them are obese. Is there a reason for this, or is it just my imagination.
2007-08-07 08:39:23 · 3 answers · asked by GeePee1 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
i agree
i've noticed a high percentage of overweight nurses
i have several nurse friends
and they are overweight and/or gay
and some of the heaviest smokers
and off duty drinkers
i've ever met
2007-08-07 08:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by mrlucky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so. Most of my coworkers were pretty fit, of course I worked with a lot of younger nurses. You have to run up and down hallways so it's usually not a desk job. It might depend on what area you work in. Some of the lower paying jobs had a higher percentage of both older nurses and obese nurses, so maybe there's a correlation there. People in general tend to gain weight as they age. Nurses are aging because there's less new nurses coming in...
2007-08-07 15:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in the Nursing field & it is your imagination. The food industry or any kind sitting @ your desk kind of a job has more obese folks.
2007-08-07 15:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Fraulein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋